Woke up about 7am Tuesday morning...had to follow Jie out when she sent Sylvia to school...then she dropped me off at TESCO where i was taking the bus to London...good thing Sylvia made it in time for school...and i still had time to grab a sandwich from TESCO before walking to the bus stop...the bus was late...it was scheduled at 925am but only came at almost 10am...saw 2 girls who were at church on Sunday...apparently they were going to London too...if only it was Takuya lookalike and his friend who were going to London too...then maybe it was meant to be...hahahaha...wishful thinking...
Slept in the bus till we almost reached London...took about 2 hours plus...and the bus ride cost only 5 pounds...it was bloody jammed in downtown London so we only reached the Victoria Coach Station at about 1230pm...then i went to the Victoria underground station (yes, lugging my huge luggage) to find my way to Her Majesty's Theatre...i had a date with the Phantom you see...at 230pm...bought a day pass and took the underground to Piccadilly Circus...then walked to Haymarket where Her Majesty's Theatre was...eagerly went to collect my ticket and then was quite at a lost at what to do before my date...so i ended up hunting for cheap ticket for Les Miserable...my 1st attempt failed miserably...
Went back to the theatre about 2pm...had to put my luggage in the cloakroom (and that cost me 1 pound)...then went to the toilet...and then went to take my seat at the royal circle...view wasn't too bad except that when they raised the chandelier up to the max i couldn't see it anymore...oh, but to be able to watch the Phantom of the Opera in West End...i actually cried at the opening when the old lantern was transformed and lit up and the stage was transformed into the Opera House (during its heyday)...it's like a dream come true...needless to say i was crying everytime the Phantom sang...such genius, such passion, such beautiful voice...yet marred by a disfigured face...
I envy the kids in London who get to watch musicals at West End on their field trips...there were plenty of school kids at the matinee show...i wished the show didn't have to end...i wished i could hear the Phantom sing on and on...but it had to end...and so it did...and we all had to leave...so i went to take my luggage and headed to Leicester Square underground station to get to King's Cross St Pancras station where i was meeting my friend Chiew Sinn...was bunking in with her while i'm in London...
We had to change two buses to get back to her room...living space in London is really costly...the apartment which she stays in consists of one unit of 4 rooms and a common kitchen...and she's paying 800 pounds per month for her room...which is quite small...practically all her scholarship money goes into room rent...but at least the place is new...and fully furnished...and warm...
Chiew Sinn cooked dinner for me...we had tomyam tanghun with portobello mushroom and celery...and fish fillet...at least groceries in London isn't so expensive...after all the adrenaline rush of watching the Phantom and lugging my luggage around whole day, i was ready for bed so that i would be fresh to continue my musical marathon the next day....didn't dream of the Phantom though...
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